Biology:Agrotis puta

Short description: Species of moth

Shuttle-shaped dart
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Superfamily:	Noctuoidea
Family:	Noctuidae
Genus:	Agrotis
Species:	A. puta
Binomial name
Agrotis puta (Hübner, 1803)
Synonyms
Noctua lignosa Noctua puta Agrotis renitens (Hübner, 1824) Hübner, 1824 Hübner, [1803] Bombyx radius Euxoa renitens Haworth, 1803 Godart, 1825 Noctua renitens (Hübner, 1824) Rothschild, 1920 Euxoa rotroui (preocc.) Xylina erythroxylea Treitschke, 1826 Agrotis radiola Stephens, 1829 Aporophyla catalaunensis Milliere, 1873 Agrotis puta var. meridionalis Spuler, 1905 Euxoa andreasi Turati, 1924 Euxoa hoggarti var. minima Turati, 1924 Euxoa silvestrii Turati, 1924

Agrotis puta, the shuttle-shaped dart, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. The species was first described by Jacob Hübner in 1803. It is common in the western part of Europe, but is also found in southern and central Europe, as well as North Africa and the Middle East.

Female, illustrated

Male, illustrated

Figs 3,3a,3b,3c larva after last moult

The wingspan is 30–32 mm. Adults are on wing from May to October.

The larvae feed on various low growing plants.

Subspecies

• Agrotis puta puta
• Agrotis puta insula (Isles of Scilly)

External links

• Kimber, Ian. "73.325 BF2092 Shuttle-shaped Dart Agrotis puta (Hübner, [1803)"]. https://ukmoths.org.uk/species/agrotis-puta/. Retrieved 28 June 2019. 
• Lepiforum e.V.

Wikidata ☰ Q1768363 entry